Ellen J. Barrier
Medical Professional
Product Consultant
When most people hear the word addiction, they associate it with heroin, and cocaine. They don't consider the facts behind addiction, those are the other faces. There are other people who are addicted to other things that many of us would think are harmless, which are misguided beliefs. Anything that one feels they can't live without, that satisfies them, and gives them a sense of comfort and security, is an addiction.
The faces behind this kind of addiction are people of all
ages, and nationalities, professionals, and nonprofessionals. This kind of
addiction, can trick the individual into thinking they are not addicted. And
that they are different from those who are using heroin or cocaine. Be it
heroin, cocaine, prescription drugs, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco or others, any
kind of an addiction is very serious.
My Story:
I once was addicted
to crushed ice. I went to bed with a bottle of crushed ice, and I woke up with
a desire for my crushed ice. I had to have my crushed ice, throughout the day,
and night. I realized that this was not any different than any other addiction,
and I prayed to God to help me to get rid of this addiction, and he did. It
took me a while, but I defeated that overwhelming desire to have crushed ice.
My problem was so serious, I would freeze a bottle of water,
and rap it against the kitchen sink, until the ice was very soft. (That was a noisy process.) My husband and children teased me about my
ice eating habit. But that didn't bother me, I didn't care. The thing about any
addiction is that the individual becomes insensitive to others. Crunching on
ice, and making loud noises while breaking the ice into pieces in the bottle
was rude, but I was addicted to crushed ice.
I didn't realize any of those things I was doing were wrong.
It all seemed harmless. In my weakness, I judged myself, and made the decision
that this was O.K., because I wasn't hurting anyone. We all have to have a
spiritual awakening before we can come face to face with our weaknesses, in order
for us to overcome them.
__ Ellen J. Barrier
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Copyright© 1994
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Authors: George C. Barrier Sr., & Ellen J. Barrier
ISBN: 978-0-9794043-0-6
Copyright© 1994
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